The Irish Try To Cross The Bay, Will They Make A Splash? | Official Celtics vs. Warriors NBA Finals Thread

[steph_harden]

Complete ass, if Boston lose this he going to be having cold sweats this entire summer. He shooting 34% just think if he shoot at least 42 how much different this series would be.

I Need to see the top 5 on this list…

 

[ALonelyDad]

Why is the media so thirsty to name a Finals MVP after 4 games??

Narratives > actual games being played, this is why I was kind of against those new Conference awards lol

 

[SchoolboyC]

I Need to see the top 5 on this list…

It’s actually the fourth lowest overall but assuming they mean 3-point era only:

1. 2022 Tatum, 34.1%
2. 2007 LeBron, 35.6%
3. 1994 Ewing, 36.3%
4. 2003 Kidd, 36.4%
5. 2004 Kobe, 38.1%

 

[steph_harden]

It’s actually the fourth lowest overall but assuming they mean 3-point era only:

1. 2022 Tatum, 34.1%
2. 2007 LeBron, 35.6%
3. 1994 Ewing, 36.3%
4. 2003 Kidd, 36.4%
5. 2004 Kobe, 38.1%

@ Ewing’s big 7 foot ass being on this list. He really did earn that ringless mantle

 

[Mike18jj]

It’s actually the fourth lowest overall but assuming they mean 3-point era only:

1. 2022 Tatum, 34.1%
2. 2007 LeBron, 35.6%
3. 1994 Ewing, 36.3%
4. 2003 Kidd, 36.4%
5. 2004 Kobe, 38.1%

if the other 4 are omens on what to expect for the series outcome then

 

[Don Homer]

if the other 4 are omens on what to expect for the series outcome then

make it so, black jesus

 

[Kang Deezy]

Even if he stays some team eventually is gonna give Williams a max and Boston won’t be able to match if there paying both Tatum and Brown

He’s already under contract

 

[SAINT]

Steph curry has the third best defensive rating in the series after looney and Williams

Lets talk about it

Chillll you don’t use defensive rating to judge a player’s defense with such little sample size. For reference, Luka was 8th this entire year…

Let’s try to understand the NBA’s defensive player rating and all its absurdity

Jokić is not a better defender than Embiid, but stats say he is

www.google.com

 

[SAINT]

A large part of that is that Boston doesn't have anyone that's savvy enough on the offensive end to exploit mismatches.

Lol what you mean? That’s what they were doing Game 1 with JB and Game 3 with Marcus, JB, JT and Derrick White attacking Steph and they won. how is that not having anyone to exploit mismatches?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

A large part of that is that Boston doesn't have anyone that's savvy enough on the offensive end to exploit mismatches.

Or it could be that Steph is actually a good defender.

 

[InstantKlassik]

Are you serious? He still hitting big shots… bet you with a full off season and full season next year he will be back to his regular self.. He’s avg 19pts in the playoffs bro that ain’t Larry Holmes status

Man stop it. Watching the games, he’s clearly struggling more often than not.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It’s actually the fourth lowest overall but assuming they mean 3-point era only:

1. 2022 Tatum, 34.1%
2. 2007 LeBron, 35.6%
3. 1994 Ewing, 36.3%
4. 2003 Kidd, 36.4%
5. 2004 Kobe, 38.1%

@ Ewing’s big 7 foot ass being on this list. He really did earn that ringless mantle

Sir Charles for the Suns in his Finals vs. the Bulls was 47.6% 27.3 13.0 5.5

Some people deserve to be ringless.... not Charles.

 

[SchoolboyC]

if the other 4 are omens on what to expect for the series outcome then

Well yes I’d imagine it’s pretty hard to win a series when your star player is underperforming that badly

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

I picked the Celtics to win this series but after Game 4, I think the Warriors win this series. There's been a few constant things.....Warriors will win the 3Q, Curry is tearing up this drop coverage and Tatum is stinking it up from 2 point range. The Celtics feel like the better team that continues to beat themselves with turnovers and if they're in close games, which I expect in games 5, 6 and potentially 7, I'd rather have Curry than Tatum or Brown.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Well yes I’d imagine it’s pretty hard to win a series when your star player is underperforming that badly

Look on the bright side:

Tatum has been performing about as bad he could be, whereas Steph has been on God mote, and yet despite all that, the series is 2-2 and neither team has demonstrated they're definitively better than the other. Warriors need that trend to continue, otherwise, the Celtics will likely have the advantage.